INSECTS 



Whittle sometimes finds it at Southend. Cerostoma vitte//a, C. radiatella, 



C. costella and C. sylvella are very generally distributed. The scarce and 

 local C. alpella has been captured by Mr. Warren at Wanstead and by 

 Mr. Whittle at Southend. C. lucella and C. horridella are also scarce. 

 Both have been taken at Brentwood by Mr. Raynor, and the latter hai 

 also been found at Colchester, Loughton and Woodham Ferris. Har- 

 pipteryx scabrella occurs in Epping Forest, H. nemorella is found sparingly 

 at Colchester and Southend, and H. xylostella commonly among honey- 

 suckle in many places. Tberistis mucronella^ though far from common, 

 is frequently found at Colchester, Hazeleigh and Saffron Walden among 

 spindle. 



GELECHIID/E 



Orthotelia sparganella is not uncommon at Wanstead, and Henicostoma 

 lobelia in the Colchester and Maldon districts. Phibalocera quercana 

 abounds among oak, Depressaria costosa and D.jtavella are generally dis- 

 tributed, D. umbellana has been taken somewhat freely at West Bergholt 

 and St. Osyth. D. assimilella and D. scopariella are locally common 

 among broom. D. atomella has been found at Epping by Mr. Machin. 



D. arene/fa, D. propinquella and D. subpropinquella are generally common. 

 D. rbodochrella has been reported from Brentwood by Mr. Raynor. D. 

 alitrcemeriana is plentiful among hemlock at Colchester. D. purpurea 

 has occurred at Hazeleigh and Southend. D. liturella is found freely 

 among Hypericum, D. conterminella among osiers, and D. angelicella has 

 frequently been noticed in the larva state at St. Osyth. D. cnicella 

 occurs only on the coast sands. D. ocellana is frequently taken among 

 sallow. D. yeatiana is recorded from Southend and Hazeleigh. D. 

 applana is abundant. D. depressella has occurred at Southchurch and 

 Southend, D. albipunctella at Hazeleigh, D, douglasella at Pitsea. These 

 last three are scarce. D. chcerophylll abounds at Colchester. D. ultimella 

 has been taken at Witham. D. badiella is found sparingly at Colchester, 

 and D. beracleana abundantly in all the districts. Psoricoptera gibbosella 

 is recorded from Epping and Hainault. Gelechia vilella has been taken 

 by Mr. Warren at Shoeburyness. G. pinguinella is found on poplars at 

 Colchester and Hazeleigh, G. nigra on aspens at Wanstead, and was once 

 taken at St. Osyth. G. lentiginosella is an Epping species (Stainton's 

 Manual}. G. ericetella, G. mulinella, G. sororculella and G. diffinis are 

 generally common. G. rhombella occurs at Colchester ; G. scalella is not 

 scarce on oak trees in June. Brachmia mouffetella is to be found among 

 honeysuckle at Colchester. Bryotropba terre//a, B. affinis and B. domestica 

 are very common and widely distributed. Lita maculea and L. tricolorella 

 are somewhat common. L. leucomelanella has only once been bred from 

 a larva found at St. Osyth. L. juncte lla occurs at Epping and Hainault 

 (Stainton's Manual). L,. obsoletella was obtained in the south Essex 

 marshes by Mr. Machin. L. atriplicella and L. sueedella have been 

 taken at St. Osyth. L. oce//ate//a, L. instabilella and L. salicorniee are 

 also salt-marsh insects. Teleia proximella is generally common among 

 birch, T. notatella has been taken at Hockley by Mr. Whittle, f. 



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